Gender issues

The Association of International CPAs has shared a number of tips for firms to better support and advance female professionals.

The corporate finance and accounting area underperforms compared to other job functions when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion.

A new report from the IMA and CalCPA also found that 43 to 55 percent of female, nonwhite, and LGBTQIA respondents polled have left a U.S. accounting company due to a perceived lack of equitable treatment.

The International Federation of Accountants' latest publication discusses the importance of attracting and retaining people who embrace the profession's core components.

Twenty-five female accounting leaders were recognized during the AICPA’s Women’s Global Leadership Summit, held virtually this year.

The percentage of workers asking for compensation for work-from-home expenses with their employers hasn’t gone up significantly since the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Accounting & Financial Women’s Alliance announced the recipients of its 2020 Women Who Count Awards during its virtual Women Who Count Awards luncheon, held on Oct. 30.

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants will also hold its European and American events on the same day, Nov. 11, for the first time this year.

Take an inside look at the 10 most female-friendly workplaces in the accounting profession.

The annual Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance event will be held online from Oct. 28-30, 2020.

The state society honored three female professionals across Experienced and Emerging Leader categories.

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs honored seven female professionals — four Emerging Leaders and three Experienced Leaders — for their contributions to the profession.

A panel of female professionals discuss how firms can raise women's value and marketability in the workplace.

Hailee Johnson, a manager in UHY’s audit practice in Michigan, led a softball team sponsored by the firm to a World Series C Softball Championship in 2017, and she is hoping to do the same this year.

The New Jersey Society of CPAs highlighted local professionals who are advancing the profession forward in such areas as diversity, innovation and education.

The annual paper on female representation and leadership at accounting firms honored firms making waves in gender equity.

The multi-year, international collaboration will include a series of events focused on bettering the future of the accounting, tax and audit industries.

The California Society of CPAs honored six top female professionals across the state, from emerging to experienced leaders.

The client engagement solution provider highlighted female professionals who promote "advocacy, change and community in their workplace and beyond."

Big Four firms EY and KPMG were further honored as 'Top 10' companies for their mentoring and advancement of female professionals.